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On Howden Green, in Crook North & Tow Law
What it's like at DL15 8BF: every home that has sold on Howden Green since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Howden Green; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 27 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Howden GreenSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £233,000 | 166 m² | £1,404/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Howden GreenSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £172,000 | 128 m² | £1,344/m² | 3 |
| 3, Howden GreenTerraced | May 2013 | £137,750 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Howden GreenTerraced | Nov 2020 | £118,000 | 95 m² | £1,242/m² | 2 |
| 5, Howden GreenTerraced | Jun 2012 | £142,495 | 117 m² | £1,218/m² | 1 |
| 6, Howden GreenTerraced | Feb 2024 | £170,000 | 121 m² | £1,405/m² | 2 |
| 7, Howden GreenSemi-detached | Jun 2012 | £165,000 | 128 m² | £1,289/m² | 1 |
| 8, Howden GreenSemi-detached | Sept 2017 | £193,000 | 157 m² | £1,229/m² | 2 |
| 9, Howden GreenDetached | Nov 2015 | £262,500 | 162 m² | £1,620/m² | 2 |
| 10, Howden GreenDetached | Jun 2012 | £206,495 | 157 m² | £1,315/m² | 1 |
| 11, Howden GreenDetached | Dec 2019 | £230,000 | 157 m² | £1,465/m² | 2 |
| 12, Howden GreenDetached | Jan 2019 | £228,000 | 157 m² | £1,452/m² | 3 |
| 14, Howden GreenDetached | May 2024 | £175,000 | 93 m² | £1,882/m² | 4 |
| 15, Howden GreenDetached | Mar 2014 | £185,000 | 114 m² | £1,623/m² | 1 |
| 16, Howden GreenDetached | Nov 2013 | £175,000 | 114 m² | £1,535/m² | 1 |
| 17, Howden GreenDetached | Jan 2020 | £170,000 | 114 m² | £1,491/m² | 2 |
| 18, Howden GreenDetached | Apr 2019 | £160,000 | 117 m² | £1,368/m² | 3 |
| 19, Howden GreenDetached | May 2013 | £175,000 | 117 m² | £1,496/m² | 1 |
| 20, Howden GreenDetached | Apr 2021 | £260,000 | 145 m² | £1,793/m² | 3 |
| 21, Howden GreenDetached | Apr 2013 | £199,975 | 157 m² | £1,274/m² | 1 |
| 22, Howden GreenDetached | Dec 2012 | £195,000 | 161 m² | £1,211/m² | 1 |
| 23, Howden GreenDetached | Dec 2012 | £225,000 | 145 m² | £1,552/m² | 1 |
| 24, Howden GreenDetached | Jul 2022 | £170,000 | 82 m² | £2,073/m² | 2 |
| 25, Howden GreenDetached | Jul 2019 | £141,500 | 82 m² | £1,726/m² | 1 |
| 26, Howden GreenDetached | Jan 2020 | £131,000 | 82 m² | £1,598/m² | 1 |
| 27, Howden GreenDetached | Aug 2025 | £152,000 | 82 m² | £1,854/m² | 2 |
| 28, Howden GreenOther | Jul 2021 | £1,000 | 82 m² | £12/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bishop Auckland, a drive away (6.2 km), with 169k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Darlington.
The nearest bus stop is Bridge Street, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 101); 8 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
The nearest primary school is Howden-le-Wear Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 41% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Parkside Academy, 4.1 km away; Attainment 8: 46.9 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 2.2 km away, with One Stop closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is North House Surgery (2.6 km), with Clemitsons the closest pharmacy (2.5 km).
For a haircut, Q-Tan is 2.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 14 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 3 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
The Dairy Barn is the closest café or restaurant (1.4 km), and Australian Hotel the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 118 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 21 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Jubilee Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Crook Leisure Centre (3.2 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 33 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 156 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
6 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Howden-le-Wear War Memorial | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Bishop Auckland constituency: Dr Sam Rushworth MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,672 (16.5%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 42%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 23%, Green Party 5%.
0 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near DL15 8BF →
On this street: 0 of 26 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 88.3% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 6.7% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 27 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Seaham Hall Beach · about 41 min
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 54 min
Nearest: The Darlington Arena · about 39 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.